Wake Forest Population and Demographics

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Wake Forest town, North Carolina Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Wake Forest Population: 12588 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 6024 47.86% Female 6564 52.14%       Under 5 years 1229 9.76% 5 to 9 years 1110 8.82% 10 to 14 years 932 7.4% 15 to 19 years 655 5.2% 20 to 24 years 737 5.85% 25 to 34 years 2521 20.03% 35 to 44 years 2424 19.26% 45 to 54 years 1358 10.79% 55 to 59 years 372 2.96% 60 to 64 years 256 2.03% 65 to 74 years 470 3.73% 75 to 84 years 350 2.78% 85 years and over 174 1.38%       Median age (years) 31.5       18 years and over 8852 70.32% Male 4168 33.11% Female 4684 37.21% 21 years and over 8571 68.09% 62 years and over 1139 9.05% 65 years and over 994 7.9% Male 342 2.72% Female 652 5.18%       Race     One race 12392 98.44% White 10024 79.63% Black or African American 1987 15.78% American Indian and Alaska Native 26 0.21% Asian 256 2.03% Asian indian 59 0.47% Chinese 53 0.42% Filipino 27 0.21% Japanese 3 0.02% Korean 72 0.57% Vietnamese 18 0.14% Other Asian 24 0.19% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.01% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.01% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Some other race 98 0.78% Two or more races 196 1.56%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 12588 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 262 2.08% Mexican 78 0.62% Puerto Rican 41 0.33% Cuban 17 0.14% Other Hispanic or Latino 126 1% Not Hispanic or Latino 12326 97.92% White alone 9897 78.62%       Relationship     Total Population 12588 100.00% In households 12301 97.72% Householder 4617 36.68% Spouse 2782 22.1% Child 4014 31.89% Own child under 18 years 3525 28% Other relatives 387 3.07% Under 18 years 164 1.3% Nonrelatives 501 3.98% Unmarried partner 165 1.31% In group quarters 287 2.28% Institutionalized population 200 1.59% Non-Institutionalized population 87 0.69%       Households by Type     Total Households 4617 100.0 % Family households (families) 3409 73.84% With own children under 18 years 1927 41.74% Married-couple family 2782 60.26% With own children under 18 years 1528 33.1% Female householder, no husband present 496 10.74% With own children under 18 years 334 7.23% Non Family households 1208 26.16% Householder living alone 951 20.6% Householder 65 years and over 277 6%       Households with individuals under 18 years 2033 44.03% Households with individuals 65 years and over 619 13.41%       Average Household size 2.66 Average family size 3.11       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 5091 100.00% Occupied housing units 4617 90.69% Vacant housing units 474 9.31% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 30 0.59% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 6.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 4617 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 2915 63.14% Renter-occupied housing units. 1702 36.86%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.73 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.54

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